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'''''Jenny's Journeys''''' is a single-player educational video game by [[Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium]] (MECC), which was released on the [[Apple II]] in 1984. The game is intended for users aged 10 and up. The goal of the game is to help Jenny reach places with the help of a map and a compass. |
'''''Jenny's Journeys''''' is a single-player educational video game by [[Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium]] (MECC), which was released on the [[Apple II]] in 1984. The game is intended for users aged 10 and up. The goal of the game is to help Jenny reach places with the help of a map and a compass. |
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This game was one of a group of video game titles [[MECC]] released to the "home software market" in the mid-1980s.<ref name="autogenerated1984">{{cite web|url=http://www.mecc.co/history/mecc_timeline/1984-1986.html |title=1984-1986 | Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium |publisher=Mecc.co |date=2015-02-25 |accessdate=2016-05-29}}</ref> The purpose of ''Jenny's Journeys'' was to provide a real-world context for children to apply their map-reading skills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mecc.co/catalogs/mecc_home_software_library.pdf |format=PDF |title=How To Expand Your Child's Library Without Buying a Single Book |website=Mecc.co |accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref> InCider explains that this type of "role-play simulation" video game was designed to teach children how to follow instructions. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wmpRAAAAYAAJ|title=InCider|date=1 July 1990|publisher=W. Green|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:15, 25 January 2018
| Jenny's Journeys | |
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| Developer(s) | MECC |
| Publisher(s) | MECC |
| Platform(s) | Apple II |
| Release | Template:Vgy |
| Genre(s) | Educational |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Jenny's Journeys is a single-player educational video game by Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC), which was released on the Apple II in 1984. The game is intended for users aged 10 and up. The goal of the game is to help Jenny reach places with the help of a map and a compass.
jenny went on many journeys and you got to play as jenny on the journeys woo fun
Plot
The main character is a woman named Aunt Jenny, who needs help during her trip to the Lake City. Players control a car and direct where it will travel next in order to reach the destination successfully. There are three levels of difficulty.[1][2]
Critical reception and legacy
The Jenny's Journeys video game received generally favorable reviews from users with praise given for the game's educational content in terms of geography and orientation, as well as for the realistic (for the time) computer simulations on screen.
Regarding the educational content, Curriculum Review said the game had a "sound educational purpose and efficient method of operation".[3] Creative Computing wrote that the game "reinforces map reading and cognitive skills".[4] The game was used in schools to teach children about maps and compasses.[5] Gene Rooze from Computers, Thinking, and Social Studies, wrote that the game was appropriate for social studies classes.[6] Educational Resources for Microcomputers found that the game "makes good use of the computer's ability to create simulations".[7]
Jenny's Journeys ranked 15th in “Top Ten” Software Products for 1984–85 School Year (units sold) by that specific publisher.[8]
References
- ^ "Jenny's Journeys". archive.org. 1 January 1984.
- ^ "Teaching and Computers". Scholastic. 1 January 1988 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Curriculum Review - Google Books". Books.google.com.au. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ^ "Creative Computing". Creative Computing. 1 January 1985 – via Google Books.
- ^ P.O. Box 6800. "Out of Retirement - And Going Strong". Wap.org. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rooze, Gene Edward; Northup, Terry (1 January 1989). "Computers, Thinking, and Social Studies". Teacher Ideas Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Educational Resources for Microcomputers - Google Books". Books.google.com.au. 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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